Si Woo Kim is a national treasure and is absolutely dynamite on the International Team. His energy this week at the Presidents Cup is iconic.
During the Saturday afternoon foursomes session, he holed out on the 17th to extend the match against Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele. However, they still lost the match as the Americans won at 1UP when Cantlay sank a 16-footer for birdie on 18.
After the ball entered the hole, Kim made the sleeping action with his hands, echoing what Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry did at the 2024 Paris Olympics this past summer.
“That’s what we needed. I didn’t expect the ball to go in, but I was so excited,” Kim said after the match. “My favorite NBA player is Steph Curry, so that’s what I did. It didn’t finish well, but yeah, I was excited.”
He is one of the most iconic members of the International Team. Kim’s competitive nature is what makes watching him so much fun.
This celebration immediately caught golf fans’ attention, and their reactions were fantastic.
Fans loved that he pulled out the sleeper because Kim is one of the only players who can do that and nail it.
Kim has been one of the most entertaining parts of this year’s Cup, so Christopher Powers is onto something. His Curry impression only added to his lore.
Strong case to be made that Si Woo Kim saved the 2024 Presidents Cup
— Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) September 28, 2024
No matter what you think about it, Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim’s energy is exactly what this event needs. Makes things feel
so much more electric and even bigger than it already is. Can’t ask for much more.Inject it into my veins.
— Celia Palermo (@CeliaPalermo) September 28, 2024
Kim even picked up a new fan after his incredible hole-out. These kinds of moments are what will keep people coming back for more.
He is a unique golf character, and seeing him show off his personality is great.
Kim’s hole-out celebration may go down as one of the best moments from the 2024 Presidents Cup, regardless of whether the International Team finds a way to make a comeback or lose.
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @golf_girl_sl.
